All Ireland Schoolboys Hockey Championship
The All Ireland Schools (Boys) Hockey Championship is an annual competition involving the strongest schools affiliated to the Irish Hockey Association. The competition is held in the Autumn term of each school year. The current holder is Banbridge Academy .
Venues
The venue of the competition is on a three year rota between Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
History
The competition began in the 1982-83 school year. It was initially dominated by schools from Ulster, with the first fourteen winners coming from that province. The monopoly was finally broken in 1996-97, when Newpark School from Dublin became the first winners from Leinster.
Format
Sixteen teams compete in the finals. The teams are drawn into four pools with four teams each. Each team plays the other three teams in their group once. Each group winner then play one of the other group winners in a semi-final match. The two semi-final winners then play each other in the final. The winner of the final is presented with the Tasmanian Shield.
Performance table
| School | Winners | Finalists | Total Finals | Year of last win |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Belfast Academical Institution | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2003-04 |
| St. Andrew's College, Dublin | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2014-15 |
| Banbridge Academy | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2011-12 |
| Wesley College Dublin | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2009-10 |
| Newry High School | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1984-85 |
| Ashton School | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2000-01 |
| Bangor Grammar School | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1997-98 |
| Wallace High School, Lisburn | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1987-88 |
| Bandon Grammar School | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2005-06 |
| Cookstown High School | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2007-08 |
| Methodist College Belfast | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1985-86 |
| Newpark Comprehensive School | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1996-97 |
| Kilkenny College | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1999-00 |
| Wellington College Belfast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1993-94 |
| Friends School Lisburn | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A |
Finals
1980s
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-83 | Bangor | Newry High School | Banbridge Academy | |||
| 1983-84 | Dublin | Newry High School | Wallace High School, Lisburn | |||
| 1984-85 | Cork | Newry High School | Wallace High School, Lisburn | |||
| 1985-86 | Cookstown | Methodist College Belfast | Wallace High School, Lisburn | |||
| 1986-87 | Kilkenny | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | Bandon Grammar School | |||
| 1987-88 | Limerick | Wallace High School, Lisburn | Methodist College Belfast | |||
| 1988-89 | Lisburn | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | Banbridge Academy |
1990s
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | Dublin | Bangor Grammar School | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | |||
| 1990-91 | Waterford | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | Newpark Comprehensive School | |||
| 1991-92 | Cookstown | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | Wesley College Dublin | |||
| 1992-93 | Dublin | Banbridge Academy | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | |||
| 1993-94 | Cork | Wellington College Belfast | Friends School Lisburn | |||
| 1994-95 | Belfast | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | Cookstown High School | |||
| 1995-96 | Dublin | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | Methodist College Belfast | |||
| 1996-97 | Cork | Newpark Comprehensive School | Wesley College Dublin | |||
| 1997-98 | Bangor | Bangor Grammar School | Ashton School | |||
| 1998-99 | Dublin | Ashton School | Wesley College Dublin |
2000s
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | Cork | Kilkenny College | Ashton School | penalty strokes | ||
| 2000-01 | Bangor | Ashton School | Wesley College Dublin | |||
| 2001-02 | Dublin | St. Andrew's College, Dublin | Wesley College Dublin | |||
| 2002-03 | Cork | Wesley College Dublin | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | |||
| 2003-04 | Banbridge | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | Bandon Grammar School | |||
| 2004-05 | Dublin | Wesley College Dublin | Bandon Grammar School | |||
| 2005-06 | Cork | Bandon Grammar School | 4 | 3 | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | extra time |
| 2006-07 | Belfast | Banbridge Academy | 5 | 4 | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | extra time - golden goal |
| 2007-08 | Dublin | Cookstown High School | 4 | 2 | Banbridge Academy | [1] |
| 2008-09 | Limerick | St. Andrew's College, Dublin | 2 | 1 | Wesley College, Dublin | [2] |
2010s
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Belfast | Wesley College Dublin | 3 | 2 | Wallace High School, Lisburn | extra time - silver goal |
| 2010-11 | Dublin | Banbridge Academy | 4 | 2 | St. Andrew's College, Dublin | [3] |
| 2011-12 | Cork | Banbridge Academy | 2 | 1 | Cookstown High School | [4] |
| 2012-13 | Belfast | St. Andrew's College, Dublin | 3 | 1 | Wesley College Dublin | [5] |
Sources
- ^ "Belfast Newsletter Final Report 2007-08". Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- ^ "Irish Times Final Report 2008-09". The Irish Times. 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Irish Independent Final Report 2010-11". 2010-10-23. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- ^ "Bann win back-to-back Schoolboys champs". Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ^ "St Andrew's defeat Wesley to clinch All-Ireland honours". Irish Times. 2012-10-27. Retrieved 2012-10-29.